(A) The authority and responsibility for properly administering this chapter and referral of complaints hereunder to the Commissioners as set forth in subsection (B) below shall be vested in the chief elected official of the city.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of I.C. 22-9.5-4-8, the city, because of lack of financial and other resources necessary to fully administer enforcement proceedings and possible civil actions under this chapter, herein elects to refer all formal complaints of violation of the articles of this chapter by complainants to the state’s Civil Rights Commission for administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. 22-9.5-6 and the chief elected official of the city shall refer all said complaints to the Commission as provided for under subsection (A) above to said Commission for purposes of investigation, resolution and appropriate relief as provided for under I.C. 22-9.5-6.
(C) All executive departments and agencies of the city shall administer their departments, programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in an manner affirmatively to further the purpose of this chapter and shall cooperate with the chief elected official and the Commission to further such purposes.
(D) The chief elected official of the city, or the chief elected official’s designee, shall provide information on remedies available to any aggrieved person or complainant requesting such information.
(Ord. 2012-1673, passed 11-19-2012; Ord. 2017-1748, passed 6-5-2017)